Collar



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J. MARGULIES I v COLLAR Fiied Oct. 19, 1925 i Patented Apr. 6,1926.

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Applicatlon fil'ed' October 18,1925. Serial No 68,352.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knowmthat I, JACOB a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, county of Kings, State of New York, have invented a new and useful Collar, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shirts and tollars therefor, especially of-the so-called semisoft collar, and has for an object to provide an improved collar and combination shirt and collar which will retain its shape better and be 'mo'reatt'ractive inappearance than the collars now on the market.

It is also an object to provide an improved means of attaching the collar to the shirt, and it is a further object of the invention to so construct and arrange the stiffening means as to produce'a smooth folding'of the collar. With the foregoing and other objects in view, I have devised the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, simllar reference characters being employed. throughout the various figures to indicate corresponding elements. .In this drawing,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view looking from the front showing the collar open and the free tabs on one side lifted to better show the construction.

Fig. 2 is a front view showing the'collar fastened;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the.

collar also showing the method of" attaching,

to the shirt. I

.Fig. 4 is anelevation ofone end of the collar looking toward the inside thereof with the outer fold turned up to the plane of the inner fold and with aportion brokenlaway to more clearly show the construction.

Fig. 5 is a view lookin toward the inner side of the collar showmg the attaching Fig. 6 is an elevation looking toward the rear side of the collarwith the outer fold turned up to the plane of the inner fold and with the lower free portion of the inner j fold turned upwardly.-

' as attached to the shirt In. the drawing MAReUnns,

17. (The two bars are stitc 18d together at their lower in effect a double collar comprising two similar portions or: sections. It is made up'of inner and outer plies 11 and.12 respectively each of I which are. continuous in the conable material. They are folded interme diate their side edges to provide the inner and" outer folds 13 and 14 respectively. Between the plies of each fold .areseparate stifienm members 15 and 16 and there is preferab y a space left between their upper edges at the fold in the collar as shown at lies and the stiffening memedges asshown at 18. To protect'the upper ply of. the collar at the-fold and to give a more rounded effect, the two stifi'ening niembers are connected by a flexible striphof, cloth 19. This strip is stitched to the stiffening members ad acent the upper edges thereof as shown at 20, and whenthe collar is folded it is folded between the two stiff ening members as shown in Fig. 3,-so that this flexible strip 19'is in the fold in the collar. This gives a soft edge at the fold and gives a more roun ed effect greatly improving the appearance. This construction also insures that the collar will fold readily and accuratel on the proper line. This construction a owe the use of soft material for the lies, and the-stiffening members give it t e proper rigidity so that it will stand up and hold its shape, but will not be as stiff and rigid as-theso-called stifl' collars.

I have provided an improved means for securing the collar to the shirt which requires no neck band and leaves the lower portion of the inner fold of the collar free,- making the collar more comfortable to the ance. This attaching means comprises a the inner fold of the collar as indicated ,at 22, audit is stitched to this fold intermediate the top and bottom edges thereof as indicated m Fig. 3.' In attachin the collar to the shirt body the upper go 23 of the body is inserted from the lower edge of this struction shown and are made of any suitwearer, facilitating the securing of the collar I to the shirt body and imprpvingits appearstrip of cloth 21 running the length of the collar and stitched to the inner surface of strip between thestrip and the inner fold of the collar and is then stitched as shown at 24,in Fig. 3[ The attaching strip 21 is secured to the collar intermediate the upper and lower edges of the inner fold and theref rawhen thecoll r 15 attached to the shlrt in direct contact with the skin but is on the invention, what I claim is:

outside of the soft portion of the shirt. Although I have shown this attaching means as applied to a collar which is practically in one piece it may be used with collars which comprise the usual inner neck band portion and the outer turned down portion secured thereto adjacent the upper edge thereof.

At the front of the collar the inner fold is provided with downwardly extending portions or tabs 25, and as the collar is secured to the shirt by the attaching strip as above described it will be apparent thatthese tabs are. free from the body of the shirt. The outer fold of the collar is also provided with downwardly extending portionsor tabs 26 of a shape and length depending upon the style of the collar, and they may be attached to the lower tabs 25 by any suitable means such as buttons 27 fastened on the inner side of the outer tabs 26 and buttonholes 28 on the inner tabs 25, or the outer tabs maybe stitched to the inner tabs at the point corresponding to the location of these buttons.

The outer tabs are, therefore, prevented fromrolling up and are held in proper position: It will be apparent,'howe'ver,--that as they are not attached directly to the body of the shirt, as is common in other constructions now on the market, strains or lateral pulls on the body of the shirt will not pull these tabs out of position. This construction also provides plenty of room for the tie between the folds of the collar and retains it better in the proper position as the inner fold of the collar is brought down under the tie at the front.

The collar front is provided with the usual buttonholes 29 in the projecting portions 30 which overlap when the collar is secured as showmin Fig. 2.

' Having thus set forth the nature ofmy 1. In combination, a shirt body, a'folding or turn down collar comprising inner and outer folds, said body being secured to the collar intermediate the top and bottom edges of the inner fold so as to leave the lower portion of said fold free, the outer fold bemg provided w1th downwardly extending tabs, and means for cooperating with said securing means ner fold. p

2. In combination, a shirt body, a folding or turndown collar comprising inner and outer folds, a flexible securing strip extending longitudinally of the collar on the inner Wall of the inner fold intermediate the top and bottom thereof, the free edge of the body being inserted between the strip and the inner fold and stitched to the strip and the fold so as to leave the lower portion of the fold free, and cooperating securing means carried by the outer fold and said free portions of the innerfold at the front of the collar to secure the outer fold to said portions.

3. In combination, a shirt body, a folding or turndown collar comprising inner and outer folds, means for attaching the body to said inner fold above the bottom edge of the fold to leave free portions of the fold below the point of attachment at the front of the collar, and cooperating securing means caron the free portions of the inof the inner fold at the front of the collar to secure the outer fold to said free portions.

4. In combination, a shirt body, a folding or turndown collar comprising inner and outer folds, a flexible securing strip extending longitudinally of the collar on the inner wall of the inner fold intermediate the top and bottom thereof, the free edge of the body being inserted between the strip and the inner fold and stitched to the strip and the fold appreciably above the lower edge of the fold so as to leave the lower portion of the-fold free from the shirt body.

5. In combination, a shirt body having a free edge, a folding or turn down collar comprising inner and outer folds, a flexible securing strip extending longitudinally of the collar and attached at its upper edge to the inner side of'the inner fold above the lower edge of this fold, the free edge of the body being inserted between the inner fold and the strip, and a line of stitching adjacent the lower edge of the strip passing through the strip, the body-and the inner fold appreciably above the lower edge of this fold to secure the collar to the body so as to leave the lower portion of the fold free, from the shirt body.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signa ture.

JAooB MARGULIES. 

